Inebriating, intoxicating. (In quot. 1450 figurative: cf. inebriate, v. 2) Obsolete.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > excitement > extravagant or rapturous excitement > [adjective] > causing (7) inebriousc1450 Inebriating, intoxicating. (In quot. 1450 figurative: cf. inebriate, v. 2) Obsolete. intoxicating1606 figurative. Causing a person to be excited, exhilarated, or enthralled, esp. to the extent of losing self-control or becoming carried away. heady1669 Without reference to actual physical sensation: so potent, exciting, exhilarating, etc., as to have an intoxicating mental effect; (in weakened use)… head-turning1803 That has a mentally intoxicating effect; spec. (a) giddying, dizzying; (b) causing self-importance or conceitedness. Cf. turn, v. 1b 33a. inebriating1806 That inebriates; intoxicating. literal and figurative. musky1858 In extended use: evocative of musk; heady, potent, charged; richly sensual. intoxicant1861 Causing intoxication; intoxicating. |
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